The faculty of the Department of Linguistics wishes to register its opposition
to the proposed NYU 2031 development plan.

We are concerned that it will have a negative impact on the academic
mission of the university. We are concerned that it will impede in the
foreseeable future NYU's ability to recruit new faculty and create a
prolonged assault on the living and work environment of current faculty
and students.

We are not persuaded that the declared rationale for the plan
--- NYU students need more space --- presents sufficient grounds for
launching a costly building campaign in a time of chronic economic
uncertainty. We are deeply concerned about the lack of exposure of financial
specifics and the absence of adequate consultation with the faculty.

We are concerned that NYU students --- already among the most indebted in
the nation --- will almost certainly bear the burden of footing the
expansion bill in the form of increased tuition and other fees.

We believe that the execution of the 2031 plan will result in an
irreparable rift with our community neighbors, and that their right to
shape the destiny of Greenwich Village should be respected.